| ![Show Contents]() Montanes History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Etymology of MontanesWhat does the name Montanes mean? Noble surnames, such as Montanes, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the Spanish people. The original bearer of the name Montanes, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Spain. In Spain, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate. The Montanes family originally lived in a mountainous region of that province. This local name was originally derived from the Spanish word monte, which means hill or wooded upland. Early Origins of the Montanes familyThe surname Montanes was first found in the Basque region of northern Spain in a hamlet near Berantevilla in Álava. Early History of the Montanes familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Montanes research. Another 194 words (14 lines of text) covering the year 1289 is included under the topic Early Montanes History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Montanes Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Montoya, de Montoya, Monte, Montes, de Montes, Móntez, Montez, Montero, Monteros, de los Monteros, Montecillo, Montejo, de Montejo, Mont, Montaña, Montana, Montaño and many more. Early Notables of the Montanes familywere seventeenth century Spanish writer Román Montero Espinosa; nineteenth century Colombian military officer José Manuel Montoya; nineteenth century Spanish bullfighter Francisco Montes, known as "Paquiro"; nineteenth century Bolivian politician Ismael Montes; nineteenth century Spanish composer Juan de Montes; nineteenth century Venezuelan military officer Francisco...
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Montanes Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Bartolome Montanes, who landed in America in 1813 1
- Martin Montanes, who landed in America in 1814 1
- Juan Montanes, who arrived in America in 1817 1
- Alvaro Montanes, who arrived in America in 1827 1
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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